Pizza is a popular Italian dish. It has been known since ancient times and its predecessor was focaccia flat bread. For the first time, pizza was prepared in Naples in the 18th century with the addition of tomatoes to the focaccia.
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Pizza - an open pie, in the preparation of which different toppings are used. Tomatoes are part of almost all varieties of this dish. They give it richness and original taste.
Margarita - classic pizza with mozzarella and parmesan
Margarita is one of the most popular varieties of pizza. The list of products that need to be used for its preparation is reduced to a minimum. The filling consists of ripe tomatoes, cheese and basil. According to legend, she was named in honor of Margarita of Savoy - the wife of the Italian king, who was very fond of such pizza. To prepare an open pie you will need:
- 200-220 g of very finely ground flour;
- water;
- some salt;
- 1 tsp Sahara;
- 1 tsp dry yeast;
- 3 fresh and fleshy tomatoes;
- 200 g mozzarella;
- 50 g of parmesan;
- 5 basil leaves;
- 3 tbsp. Quality olive oil.
To prepare the dough, you must first dilute the yeast in water with sugar. Water can be taken at least 30 ml. If you dilute the yeast in a concentrated sugar solution, they may lose their properties. Water should be warm, but not hot. After 10 minutes, you can start making dough.
Put flour in a deep bowl. It is better to pre-sift it through a sieve for enrichment with oxygen. Dough on such flour will be better suited. Pour a mixture of water, sugar and yeast into the bowl, half the olive oil, add a little salt and stir, add new portions of water. The dough should be elastic, but soft, not too dense. When it is possible to achieve the desired consistency, wrap it in film and put it in a warm place. After 30 minutes, knead well, form a ball and roll out. So that the dough does not stick to the rolling pin, it is convenient to sprinkle the surface with working flour. Put the dough in a special pizza baking dish.
Grind the tomatoes with a blender. It is preferable to make cross-shaped incisions in the area of the stalk, scald with boiling water, and then peel. Put tomato puree in a stew-pan, add the remaining half of olive oil, some spices. Dried Italian herbs are ideal for pizza. The taste of tomato sauce is well emphasized by oregano. Cook the sauce on very low heat for 5-8 minutes.
Put tomato sauce on rolled dough, but cool it a little before. You can put very thin circles of tomatoes on the sauce. Finely grate Parmesan and sprinkle pizza. Cut the mozzarella thinly and spread on the surface of the pizza. You can use other varieties of cheese, as well as only one of those proposed in the recipe, but the taste in the finished dish will be different. Put basil leaves on the cheese. Bake pizza at 200 ° C for 15 minutes. It should not dry out, so you can not increase the cooking time.
Serve such pizza hot. As a sauce, you can choose olive oil with aromatic herbs.
Pizza with tomatoes and bell peppers on puff pastry
Making pizza with tomatoes can also be based on puff pastry. Ready frozen semi-finished product will significantly reduce cooking time. To make the pizza fragrant and tasty, the following ingredients will be required:
- 500 g of frozen puff pastry;
- 2-3 tbsp. l ketchup or lecho tomato;
- 1 clove of garlic;
- 8 cherry tomatoes;
- 1 bell pepper;
- 200 g of hard cheese;
- 2 tbsp olive oil;
- a bit of oregano;
- 100 g of olives.
Remove the puff pastry from the package, thaw a little to make it more plastic, and roll out a rolling pin into a layer that is suitable in size to the selected shape or baking sheet. Gently place the layer on a baking sheet and prick it with a fork over the entire area so that the dough does not swell during baking. Grease it with ketchup.
With bell pepper, cut the stalk and remove the inner part with seeds, cut the vegetable into rings. Cherry tomatoes are cut in half or in quarters. Cut the pitted olives in half.
Put chopped cherry tomatoes on the base, as well as rings of bell pepper and sprinkle the vegetables with cheese, grated previously on a coarse grater. Put the halves of the olives on the cheese, sprinkle with oregano or a special seasoning for Italian pastries. Bake pizza at a temperature of 180 ° C for 15 minutes. You can serve it with garlic olive oil. For its preparation, you need to pass garlic through a press, mix with oil and dried Provencal herbs.
Smoked pizza with tomatoes and sausage
Pizza with smoked sausage and tomatoes is very satisfying and has a rich, spicy taste. To prepare it you need:
- 2 cups finely ground flour;
- 1 cup boiled water;
- some salt;
- 1 tsp Sahara;
- 1 tsp dry yeast;
- 3 fresh and fleshy tomatoes;
- 200 g of hard cheese;
- 2 tbsp tomato sauce;
- 200 g smoked sausage;
- 1 tsp dry herbs;
- 3 tbsp. Quality olive oil.
To prepare dough for dough, you need to dissolve dry yeast in half a glass of warm boiled water, adding 1 tbsp. l flour. Place the dishes with the mixture in a warm place for about 15 minutes.
Pour flour into a deep bowl with a slide, add a little salt, sugar, olive oil, pour dough and gradually add water, kneading the dough. It must be elastic. Remove the dough for 30 minutes in a warm place, then re-knead and roll on a work surface, sprinkled with flour.
Cut the tomatoes thinly by removing the stem. Hard cheese is best grated, and smoked sausage cut into thin circles. Semi-smoked and uncooked smoked sausages with a low fat content are excellent for this recipe. Delicious pizza is made with salami.
Grease the basis of the dough with tomato sauce. You can buy a finished product or dilute tomato paste with a small amount of water. Put on the base mugs of sausage, and then mugs of tomatoes and sprinkle with grated cheese. Sprinkle with dry spicy herbs. Bake pizza at 200 ° C for 15 minutes. It can be served with tomato sauce with garlic.
As a meat component in this recipe, you can also use minced meat, boiled sausage or even sausages. It turns out very tasty and using bacon.
Vegetarian pizza with tomatoes and broccoli
For a children's menu, pizza with vegetables is perfect. To prepare such a dish, you will need:
- 1.5 cups flour;
- 1 cup boiled water;
- some salt and sugar;
- 2 fresh and fleshy tomatoes;
- 200 g of hard cheese;
- 2 tbsp tomato sauce;
- 150 g broccoli;
- 1 onion is small;
- 1/2 bunch of greenery;
- 100 g of olives;
- 1 tsp dry herbs;
- 3 tbsp. Quality olive oil.
To prepare the dough, sift the flour into a deep bowl, add salt, a little sugar, mix with a spoon and gradually add water, kneading an elastic dough. Let the dough stand for 15 minutes, and then roll it into a thin layer and grease with tomato sauce.
Cut the tomatoes into thin rings, removing the previously solid stalk. Peel the onion and cut into thin rings. Cut the olives with a sharp knife into rings. Disassemble the broccoli into inflorescences, remove the solid parts, put in a colander and lower in salted water for 1-2 minutes.
On a dough base, greased with sauce, put out mugs of tomatoes, onion rings, prepared broccoli inflorescences. Grate the cheese and sprinkle them with pizza, then put the rings of olives and sprinkle with herbs. Bake pizza at 180 ° C for 15 minutes.
Pizza with tomatoes, ham and mushrooms
Pizza with mushrooms on lush yeast dough will appeal to lovers of hearty dishes. To prepare it, you will need:
- 2.5 cups flour;
- 1 cup of warm boiled water;
- some salt and sugar;
- 3 tbsp. l vegetable oil;
- 50 g butter;
- 2 eggs;
- 2 fresh and fleshy tomatoes;
- 150-200 g of hard cheese;
- 2 tbsp tomato sauce;
- 200 g of champignons;
- 1 onion is small;
- 1/2 bunch of greenery.
To prepare a magnificent test, put the butter in a small bowl and heat in a microwave oven to a liquid state. It is important not to overheat it so that it does not boil. Drive 2 eggs into the slightly cooled butter and mix well.
In a deep bowl, mix the finely ground sifted flour, vegetable oil, salt, sugar and a mixture of eggs with butter. Sugar in this case, it is enough to add 1 tsp, and salt - to taste. Dry yeast can be replaced with pressed yeast. To make pizza you need about 20 g of fresh pressed yeast. Gradually add water to the mixture and knead the dough. It should turn out elastic, soft. Put the dough in a warm place, covering the bowl with a wet towel.
Peel the mushrooms and cut into quarters, then fry a little in vegetable oil. Cut the onion into rings. Cut the tomatoes into thin circles. Grate the cheese, and chop the greens very finely.
Grease a baking sheet with butter and put the dough on it, distributing it with your hands according to the size of the pan. Lubricate the base with tomato sauce or ketchup, put the fried mushrooms on it, and then circles of tomatoes, onion rings and cheese, chopped greens. Bake pizza at 180 ° C for 20 minutes.